The Ball Mystery

Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?

Answer: All of them were married, so none were single men

The Light Mystery

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

Answer: A stamp

The Tree Problem

Everyone has it but no one can lose it. What is it?

Answer: A shadow

The Dark Room Puzzle

You are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?

Answer: The match

The Playing Card Riddle

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you no longer have me. What am I?

Answer: A secret

The Snake in the Box

What gets bigger the more you take away?

Answer: A hole

The King’s Choice

What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?

Answer: Your name

The Bridge Battle

You have a fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain. You need to cross a river in a small boat that can only hold you and one other item. If left alone, the fox will eat the chicken, and the chicken will eat the grain. How do you get all three across safely?

Answer: Take chicken across first, return empty. Take fox across, bring chicken back. Take grain across, return empty. Take chicken across last.

The Pencil Riddle

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?

Answer: Breath

The Odd One Out

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

Hint: I represent real things but am not those things.

Answer: A map